DanB 8P

[DanB]

Are forum project threads still a thing? If not, they need bringing back 😁

Picked this up couple of days back

2007 S-Line Auto 2.0 TDI (My checks suggest 140 but not sure if PD or CR, however, insurers got 170 from their system)

Few little niggles to sort out but the plan is just to sort those out, get it mapped and run it til it dies.

• Sometimes funny starting when hot, dies but then starts up fine on 2nd attempt - suspect starter motor needs replaced?
• Spare key fob battery flat
• Armrest clip/latch missing
• Glovebox broken
• Rear wiper a bit saggy so touching the bootlid
• Mats a bit tacky
• Few bits of paint flake on the door trim

I'm sure I'll find more things that annoy me the more I use it

 

Edited October 28, 2021 by DanB
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[DanB]

Easy job done

[DanB]

Another niggle detected.

Suddenly the rear passenger door has only been unlocking when it felt like it, not ideal when the cars purpose is ferrying the little one round.

Would open fine from the inside or when you press the door unlock button in the car, but not always on the fob. 

Quick google told me it's a common fault where the mechanism just gets gunged up over time so to either blast everything with WD40 or remove the door card and give everything inside a good clean up. Thankfully, the former seemed to do the trick 👍

Wonder if this will also work on the boot which seems to need a few clicks on the fob to unlock

[Steve Q]

Hey Dan yep it's still a thing. Got another member with an ongoing A4 cab project 🙂 looks like you've got a nice a3 👍

[DanB]

1 hour ago, Steve Q said:

Hey Dan yep it's still a thing. Got another member with an ongoing A4 cab project 🙂 looks like you've got a nice a3 👍

Cheers 

Annoyingly my door "fix" has already stopped working so may need to dig deeper. Not great timing with the clocks going back 😂

[Steve Q]

Central locking problems are a nightmare. I think mine is the ccm which is on the way out. It's on the to do list lol. 

[DanB]

Made a few purchases. 

Hoping the replacement door lock mechanism cures my issue. Shame it's winter and I don't have chance to sort it myself so tasking my friendly local auto electrical guy with the job

[DanB]

Random trim piece been rattling round in the arm rest since I bought the car. 

Thought I'd actually Google the part number to find out what it was. Totally unnoticeable and was more annoying not knowing what it was than it not being fitted 🤣

[DanB]

A3s love "Common faults" don't they 🤣🤣

Drive home today and I was getting the boot open warning and then my alarm kept going off after locking the car. 

Quick Google and a YouTube video led me to the problem. 

Thankfully terminals on the switch didn't look too bad, but gave them a blast of acf50 to clean up any corrosion and then WD40 to seal and put the washer pipe back on nice and tight (glad it wasn't split) 

Let's see how long this fix lasts 

[Steve Q]

eBay is dangerous lol. I'm forever looking for bits for my a6 lol 

[DanB]

New rear passenger door lock fitted and now working again perfectly. 

Lad only charged me £20 to fit too which I'm more than happy with 👍🏻

[Steve Q]

Glad you got sorted ☺️

[DanB]

Armrest clip arrived from China 

Half way through trying to fit it, started to wish I'd just bought the complete armrest 😂

Eventually got it in and back in the car. Can understand why these are a common issue as they just feel flimsy. 

[Magnet]

Many thanks Dan, 

I wonder if you would be kind enough to let me have the eBay link to the armrest clip?

Kind regards,

Gareth. 

[DanB]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Front-Center-Console-Armrest-Lid-Latch-Clip-Replacement-for-Audi-A3-O2V9-/203109393291?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

[Steve Q]

Common problem on vag cars of this era. Mine is on the way out too. 

[DanB]

Another problem

Rear passenger window now doesn't want to go up. Suspect regulator or something is gunked up and when I pulled the window back up by hand, it's covered in gunge 🙈

On a positive note, used the car for a my first ever scatter rally last weekend and didn't come last! Were the only crew there without a cage or a sump guard or spot lights, but I bet nobody else had heated seats and rear isofix 🤣

[Steve Q]

Oh no, sorry to hear you've got another issue. 

Not heard of a scatter rally, what is it? Any pics?

Have thought of entering my a6 into a couple of road rallies locally. 

[DanB]

Basically like a treasure hunt. 

You're given a list of say 50 grid references, all scoring a different number of points and some only being available at certain times. 

You then plan which points you're going to go for in the permitted time to score as many points as possible and get back to the finish on time. 

Basically, ragging it round the Manx roads in the middle of the night and then having pie and chips in a pub 🤣

[Steve Q]

Nice! Sounds fun 🙂

[DanB]

Ordered a new rear passenger window reg to replace the broken one and also ordered a new driver door window reg as the anti pinch whatever is a bit iffy where its obviously gunked up inside so thinks something is stuck in the window when trying to go up on one click. Once they're sorted, I'm still left with

• Broken glovebox hinge
• Saggy rear wiper
• Flaky trim
• Meh floormats

Then while I'm not planning on "modifying" it as such, hopefully get round to:

• LED interior bulbs
• Remap
• Stereo upgrade, probs just to the Audi Navigation Plus for OEM look 

[Steve Q]

Sounds like some great plans 👍 would be interested to see the finished radio upgrade ☺️

[DanB]

Having hacked round in this for 3 months, it was needing a clean

Starting a new job shortly that comes with a car which will slow down progress on this I imagine. More a case of upgrade stuff as and when it breaks 🤣

[Steve Q]

On 1/23/2022 at 2:03 PM, DanB said:

Having hacked round in this for 3 months, it was needing a clean

Starting a new job shortly that comes with a car which will slow down progress on this I imagine. More a case of upgrade stuff as and when it breaks 🤣

Lol mine haven't been cleaned in 6 months! 

Lol that's always the way with Audis! 

[DanB]

Finally have 4 fully working windows 

Rear wiper seems to have totally packed in now. Started coming on and off whenever it felt like it, then went through a phase where I could hear the motor working with no arm movement before fully giving up the ghost. But I've spent enough on it for now so that can wait 🤣